A legendary game series returns with an all-new adventure! Monster Boy is a colourful side-scrolling action adventure created in cooperation with Ryuichi Nishizawa, the creator of the Wonder Boy Monster World series (Trademark of SEGA Corporation Japan). Monster Boy is being created to bring back the enjoyment of classic games that shine by simplicity. Pure, exciting gameplay; upbeat music and smooth graphics. You'll need to overcome huge bosses, find hidden passages, discover powerful equipment and use all your wits and skills to remove a powerful curse. Monster Boy can transform into 5 different creatures, each with their own skills and abilities. Take advantage of all the unique powers to open new paths and advance in an epic story. Monster Boy is a love letter to gaming from the 80's and 90's - will you join us and celebrate together with us?
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The Metroidvania part of the game really isn't too in depth, a lot of the time it plays just like a linear 2D action platformer. You aren't often lost on where to go next, but you do get to open sections where you have to problem solve to unlock the boss. The boss fights are a treat, they are all really fleshed out multistage affairs that keep you on your toes. The combat is pretty basic, but there is a light RPG gear system that is a bit underused but it isn't bad, I liked that it gave you options but didn't really require you to spend tons of time mixing and matching.
Ultimately I really enjoyed this game but the back third was a bit of a mess so I had to dock it a bit, the difficulty just spikes out of nowhere which leads to quite a bit of frustration and it gets a bit obtuse. As you near the end of the game it also doesn't tell you some collectables aren't actually optional, you needed them all along. If the game was balanced slightly better and was a bit more forthcoming with information in the final stretch this would have been a really amazing game, but even as is I had a lot of fun with it.
10 out of 10.